Michel Dornbusch and Julian Lenz were the first doubles pairing to secure a victory for the Bears on court two with an 8-7(9) victory over Joseph Di Giulio and Clay Thompson. UCLA struck back with an 8-7(4) victory on court one to force the doubles point to be decided on court three where Diego Galeano and Tony Lupieri outlasted Gage Brymer and Mackenzie McDonald, 8-7(2), to give the Bears a 1-0 advantage heading into singles play.

Julian Lenz had the best win of his career. The previous highest ranked opponent that the sophomore had defeated was No. 4 Mitchell Frank of Virginia on March 1, 2013.

Lenz became the first Baylor player to be the country's No. 1 ranked singles player since Jordan Rux downed Oklahoma State's Oleksandr Nedovyesov on Sept. 26, 2009.

STAT OF THE DAY

No. 8 Julian Lenz recorded his second win of the season over an opponent ranked in the top five and is now 2-1 against opponents ranked in the top-10.

TOP QUOTE #1

"This win was a real credit to our guys. We have had some real disappointing results so far this season, but the guys have kept believing and kept working and have really stuck together." - Head coach Matt Knoll on the upset win

TOP QUOTE #2

"The thing about Larry Ellison is that when he does something he does it first class. Oracle is obviously one of the great companies in the world and what he has done there has really elevated that tournament into something special and we are very proud to be a part of the event and to play on the grounds. We think it is going to be a blast." - Knoll on competing in the Oracle Collegiate Challenge beginning Saturday

WHAT'S NEXT

The Bears will be back in action on Saturday when the team will compete in the Oracle Collegiate Tennis Challenge. Baylor will face No. 20 California on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT. Following Saturday's match, the Bears will face No. 6 Illinois on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT.